With scarcely any discussion, the CTA board on Tuesday approved a $1.24 billion budget for 2012 that presumes no fare hikes, service cuts or employee layoffs based on management achieving unprecedented work-rule concessions from labor unions. CTA President Forrest Claypool characterized the budget as “the responsible thing to do’’ to protect riders from a repeat of fare hikes in 2009 or service cuts last year.
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